EP0656228B1 - Method and apparatus for uniform loading of catalyst tubes - Google Patents

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EP0656228B1
EP0656228B1 EP94203580A EP94203580A EP0656228B1 EP 0656228 B1 EP0656228 B1 EP 0656228B1 EP 94203580 A EP94203580 A EP 94203580A EP 94203580 A EP94203580 A EP 94203580A EP 0656228 B1 EP0656228 B1 EP 0656228B1
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Ebbe Juul Diekmann
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J8/00—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes
    • B01J8/0015—Feeding of the particles in the reactor; Evacuation of the particles out of the reactor
    • B01J8/003—Feeding of the particles in the reactor; Evacuation of the particles out of the reactor in a downward flow
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J37/00—Processes, in general, for preparing catalysts; Processes, in general, for activation of catalysts
    • B01J37/02—Impregnation, coating or precipitation
    • B01J37/0215—Coating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J8/00—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes
    • B01J8/02—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes with stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds
    • B01J8/06—Chemical or physical processes in general, conducted in the presence of fluids and solid particles; Apparatus for such processes with stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds in tube reactors; the solid particles being arranged in tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J2208/00—Processes carried out in the presence of solid particles; Reactors therefor
    • B01J2208/00743—Feeding or discharging of solids
    • B01J2208/00752—Feeding
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S502/00—Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making
    • Y10S502/523—Miscellaneous specific techniques of general applicability

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  • the present invention is directed to the loading of catalyst particles.
  • the invention provides a method and an apparatus for the uniform loading of catalyst particles in a reactor having a plurality of catalyst tubes.
  • the catalyst particles become poured in large amounts on the top tube sheet in the reactors, and the particles are allowed to flow into the catalyst tubes.
  • the loading time of the tubes is very short, and the loading density of catalyst particles are low.
  • this invention provides a method for the uniform loading of catalyst tubes with catalyst particles, which tubes are mounted at tube inlet side in a tube sheet, the method comprises introducing a feedstream of catalyst particles on the tubesheet in a number of substreams with a substantial equal particle flow and velocity by dividing the feedstream and each resulting substream into at least two streams in two or more dividing steps.
  • the number of dividing steps controls, thereby, the rate of particle conveyance to the tubesheet and into catalyst tubes.
  • the apparatus comprises a stack of horizontal plates being spaced from each other, each plate is provided with a number of apertures of equal size and at a distance and pitch, so that a vertical projection of the apertures to adjacent plates is not concentric with the apertures on the plates and the number of apertures in a succeeding plate is increased by at least one aperture, whereby an incoming stream of catalyst particles is divided into an increasing number of substreams by passage through the apertures.
  • a loading apparatus in form of a box 1 holds horizontal plates 2, 4 and 6.
  • the plates are provided with circular apertures 8, 10 and 12.
  • the number of apertures is increased by a factor 4 from plate 2 to 6.
  • the apertures in the plates are situated, so that a vertical projection of aperture 8 lies on the intersection of the diagonals drawn between apertures 10 on plate 4.
  • projections of apertures 10 on plate 12 are each surrounded by 4 of apertures 12.
  • a number of the apparatus constructed like box 1 are aligned on the tubesheet.
  • a feed stream of catalyst particles delivered through e.g. a particle pump is poured on plate 2 in box 1.
  • the particles flow freely through aperture 8, which size like the size of the other apertures is adapted to the size and form of the catalyst particles being distributed. At a proper size no bridging or plugging of apertures with particles will occur.
  • the particles flow freely through aperture 8 in plate 2 to plate 4.
  • the stream of catalyst particles hits plate 4 between apertures 10 and the particles flow in an equal amount through apertures 10 as 4 substreams to subsequent plate 6.
  • each substream from plate 4 is divided to four adjacent apertures 12 in similar manner as on plate 4.
  • the feed stream has been divided into 16 substreams, when the particles having passed through bottom plate 6.
  • the substreams of catalyst particles distribute in an substantially equal amount to the catalyst tubes being covered by box 1.
  • the amount of distributed catalyst particles to the tubes per unit of time is, thereby, determined by size and number of apertures and the number of catalyst tubes or the size of surface area of the tube sheet covered by the apparatus.

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  • Devices And Processes Conducted In The Presence Of Fluids And Solid Particles (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
EP94203580A 1993-12-02 1994-11-29 Method and apparatus for uniform loading of catalyst tubes Expired - Lifetime EP0656228B1 (en)

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DK134493 1993-12-02
DK134493A DK171911B1 (da) 1993-12-02 1993-12-02 Fremgangsmåde og indretning til ensartet fyldning af katalysatorrør
DK1344/93 1993-12-02

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EP0656228B1 true EP0656228B1 (en) 1999-01-27

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CN (1) CN1050775C (da)
BR (1) BR9404800A (da)
DE (1) DE69416273T2 (da)
DK (1) DK171911B1 (da)
ES (1) ES2129104T3 (da)
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DK134493D0 (da) 1993-12-02
RU2140321C1 (ru) 1999-10-27
DE69416273D1 (de) 1999-03-11
US5607893A (en) 1997-03-04
CN1143537A (zh) 1997-02-26
DK171911B1 (da) 1997-08-11
EP0656228A1 (en) 1995-06-07
DE69416273T2 (de) 1999-06-02
ES2129104T3 (es) 1999-06-01
NO944613D0 (no) 1994-12-01
NO303430B1 (no) 1998-07-13

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